Arthur Helwig Oil Painting on Unstretched Canvas "Sailboats and Family"

Item Details

An original oil painting on unstretched canvas titled Sailboats and family by Cincinnati artist Arthur Helwig (1899-1976). The piece depicts a crowded summer day with multiple figures performing various activities contiguous to a body of water. The piece is signed to the lower right corner. Remains unframed presented as an unstretched canvas.

Arthur Helwig was a notable artist and past president of the Cincinnati Art Club (1939 to 1941). Helwig was an active artist and instructor for well over four decades. During this period he exhibited in galleries and museums in Europe, and over twenty different cities across the United States from San Francisco to New York City. He won a number of awards for his paintings including four 1st prize awards in national shows for his impressive lithographic prints. Helwig’s contribution as an art instructor was impressive, teaching for many years at the Cincinnati Art Academy. Helwig studied under Theodore Dorl, Bessie Hoover Wessel, and James Hopkins. He worked in watercolor, oils, and numerous printing methods and was also a well-known mural painter. His work has been featured in the collections of numerous museums across the United States including The Cincinnati Art Museum, Chicago Art Institute, The Philadelphia Museum and The Cleveland Art Museum.

Condition

- perforations along the edges of canvas from previous stretching; several paint loss areas throughout the composition; craquelure present to painting.

Dimensions

- measures on unstretched canvas; image size measures 30" W x 24" H.

Item #

16CIN997-443